Reflector for head, search, or other lights.



No, 731,084 PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. H. H. TAYLOR. REFLECTOR FOR HEAD, SEARCH, OR OTHER LIGHTS.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE H. TAYLOR, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK J. MAYI-IEW, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

REFLECTOR FOR HEAD, SEARCH, OR OTHER LIGHTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,084, dated June 16, 1903.

Application filed November 5, 1902. Serial No. 130,163. (No model.)

To alt whom it may concern: respond to that of the spaces; but in the pres- Be it known that I, HORACE H. TAYLOR, a cut instance, however, I have shown the seccitizen of the United States, residing at San tions in the form of parts-sectors B and the Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State spaces to correspond therewith. The parte- 55 of California, have invented certain new and sectors when in place assist in completing a useful Improvements in Reflectors for Head, circular concavo-convex mirror or reflector, Search, or other Lights; and I do hereby deas shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and said clare that the following is a full, clear, and parte sectors are provided with suitable exact description of the same, reference being means whereby their position may be changed 60 to had to the annexed drawings, making a part or adjusted with relation to the mirror or reof this specification, and to the letters of refflector, so as to vary the angle thereof to conerence marked thereon. trol the rays of light.

The present invention has relation to the Suitable lugs'a project from the back or mirrors or reflectors for head, search, or other rear side of the adjustable parte-sectors B to 65 :5 lights which are adapted for use on locomoenable a pivotal connection to be made betives, street or other cars, automobiles, and tween the same and a suitable standard or all classes of vehicles and places where the supporting-frame, said standard or frame same would be found useful; and the purpose having arms I), which are pivotally connected of the invention is to provide a mirror or reto the lugs by means of pivot-pins 0. 7o flector that will be simple in construction'and Any suitable and well-known means may in which the rays of light may be spread or be employed to form a pivotal connection becontracted or otherwise controlled, and is detween the parte-sector and the standard or signed as an improvement upon my former -supporting-frame, that shown being one of patent, dated August 26, 1902, and numbered many means that may be resorted to to attain 75 707,982. this end.- o

The invention consists in a mirror or re- The stationary or immovable mirror or reflector for head, search, and other lights conflector A is connected to a central hub D, havstructed substantially as shown in the drawing exterior screw-threads thereon, said hub ings and hereinafter described and claimed. being connected to aninterior'screw-threaded 8o Figure 1 of the drawings is a front elevasleeve or ring 61, forminga part of the standtion of a mirror or reflector for head, search, ard or frame C.

or other lights embodying my invention; Fig. 1 do not desire to limit my invention to any 2, a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 3, a central particular means of supporting the stationsectional elevation taken on line 3 3 of Fig. ary or immovable mirror or reflector, as this 85 5 2; Fig. 4, a horizontal section taken on linemay be left to the judgment of those using 4 at of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a detail View of a porthe device.

tion of one of the adjustable parte-sections The standard or frame C may be connected of the mirror or reflector, showing its pivotal to any stationary object, as indicated at E,

connection upon its back or rear side. and back-supports are provided for the stao 40 In the accompanying drawings, A repretionary or immovable mirror or reflector A sents the mirror or reflector for head, search, through the medium of suitable bracesf, se-

or other lights, said mirror or reflector being cured to the part g of the base or other obconcave-convex in form and placed in an upject E, and a brace h is also provided for the right position back of the light when used. upper portion of the stationary or immovable 5 5 This mirror .or reflector is formed with suitmirror or reflector. This bracing and supable spaces, which extend from its outer peporting of the stationary segments may be riphery or edge and gradually decreasing in accomplished in various ways, and it is not width in a direction toward the center thereessential that the means shown should be emof, forming what may be termed fanployed. roo 5o shaped spaces. In these spaces are located Suitable set-screws i or other desirable suitable sections of a shape and form to cormeans may be provided for holding the screw-threaded hub D stationary after being screwed into the sleeve or ring (1, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Upon the back or rear side of the adj ustable parte-sectors B are slotted or bifurcated brackets F, with which engage cam devices G, said cam devices projecting from the outer ends of suitable arms H, which arms in turn project from a central collar I, movable upon the hub D. This collar is held upon the hub by means of a ringjand set-screw is, as shown in Figs. 2and 3 of the drawings, or any other suitable means may be provided for holding the collar on the hub as found best adapted to the purpose. The collar I is caused to move upon the hub D by means of a suitable lever J, depending from said collar, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, and connected to this lever may be any suitable means for operating the same whereby the lever may be moved by anypower found most convenientsuch as electricity, steam, air, or hand-power-this being left entirely optional with the user oras conditions should require.

To reinforce and strengthen the stationary or immovable mirror or reflector A, the back thereof is provided with strengthening-flanges Z, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, or any other suitable means may be provided whereby the stationary or immovable mirror or reflector may be strengthened.

The movable parts-sectors B are pivotally connected to the arms of the stationary standard or supportingframe C and the cam device G, engaging the bifurcated brackets F. It will be seen that by moving the arms carrying the cam devices said devices will be moved and through their engagement with the bifurcated brackets the parte-sectors B will be moved either in or out, as the case may be, thereby changing the position of the movable parte-sectors with relation to the stationary or immovable mirror or reflector, thus controlling the rays of light as circumstances would require.

The mirror or reflector herein described may be used in connection with arc-light or other electric-light producing medium, or any light of whatever character may be used in connection with the mirror or reflector.

It will be seen that the mirror or reflector, with its adjustable sections, which in the presentinstance I have shown as in the form of parte-sectors, form together a complete upright concavo-convex mirror or reflector in which the reflecting-surface is complete and unbroken, the parte-sectors nicely fitting in the spaces formed in the main mirror or reflector.

The mirror or reflector proper is stationary or immovable and the sections or parte-sectors, which fit in the spaces of said mirror or reflector, are movable, the two when together forming a complete circular mirror or reflector.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting my invention to any special number of the movable sections or parte-sectors or the manner in which the same may be adjusted, this not being considered essential to the successful operation of the mirror or reflector. Consequently any changes or modification that would suggest themselves to ordinary mechanical judgment may be resorted to without affecting the essential features of the invention.

In describing the several mechanical devices necessary for the support of the stationary or immovable mirror or reflector and the mechanical devices or mechanism employed for controlling the movement of the sections or parte-sectors I do not desire to confer the impression that such devices or mechanism may not be substituted by others equally as practicable, and therefore reserve this right to change or modify the same as circumstances would require.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A stationary reflector for head, search, and other light, said reflector having spaces extending from the periphery thereof and decreasing in width in a direction toward its center, and suitable adjustable sections located in said spaces to form a complete unbroken reflecting-surface to the reflector, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A stationary reflector for head, search, or other light, and adjustable parte-sectors located in correspondingly-formed spaces in the reflector, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A reflector for head, search, or other light, and pivoted parte-sectors located in correspondingly-formed spaces in the reflector, and suitable means for operating the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A reflector for head, search, or other light, pivoted parte-sectors located in correspondingly-formed spaces in the reflector, cam devices connectingwith the partesectors, and suitable means connecting with the cam devices, whereby the parte-sectors are operated and controlled, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A reflector for head, search, or other light, pivoted sections located in spaces formed in the reflector, suitable brackets upon the pivoted sections, and suitable cam devices connecting therewith, whereby the position of the pivoted sections may be adjusted and regulated, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE H. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

G. P. BURKETT,

W. F. LILLIoK.

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